Issue 26, 2022

Biocatalytic conversion of sunlight and carbon dioxide to solar fuels and chemicals

Abstract

This review discusses the progress in the assembly of photosynthetic biohybrid systems using enzymes and microbes as the biocatalysts which are capable of utilising light to reduce carbon dioxide to solar fuels. We begin by outlining natural photosynthesis, an inspired biomachinery to develop artificial photosystems, and the rationale and motivation to advance and introduce biological substrates to create more novel, and efficient, photosystems. The case studies of various approaches to the development of CO2-reducing microbial semi-artificial photosystems are also summarised, showcasing a variety of methods for hybrid microbial photosystems and their potential. Finally, approaches to investigate the relatively ambiguous electron transfer mechanisms in such photosystems are discussed through the presentation of spectroscopic techniques, eventually leading to what this will mean for the future of microbial hybrid photosystems.

Graphical abstract: Biocatalytic conversion of sunlight and carbon dioxide to solar fuels and chemicals

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 sij 2022
Accepted
25 svi 2022
First published
06 lip 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2022,12, 16396-16411

Biocatalytic conversion of sunlight and carbon dioxide to solar fuels and chemicals

M. C. M. Yau, M. Hayes and S. Kalathil, RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 16396 DOI: 10.1039/D2RA00673A

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